(in a happy coincidence, I have an indirect interest as Not Just the Tudors is one of two History Hit podcasts for which my daughter is audio editor - so take that as an extra recommendation to give it a listen!)
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Tim Haddow
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Tim Haddow
@TimHaddow
Advocate at the Scottish Bar.
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Katılım Nisan 2012
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They discuss the new book (also just out) by Claire and co-author Zoe Venditozzi "How to Kill a Witch: A Guide for the Patriarchy" and their @witchesofscotl1 podcast.
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🚨 For law / history geeks
Just out: legal colleague @madisonmitchel1 on History Hit podcast "Not just the Tudors" talking about legal and social aspects of Scottish witch trials.
Out now: BBC Sounds, Spotify etc
@FacultyScot @ScottishLegal @HistoryHit
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
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Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill introduced, recriminalising conduct which is already criminal, using substantially the same language as the existing law, with lower (I grant you, theoretical) maximum sentences than already apply. parliament.scot/bills-and-laws…
STV News@STVNews
A new law to make dog theft a specific crime has been proposed in Scotland. i.stv.tv/3XlFrS9
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@DBanksy Also, he has "been assured" that there can be no slippery slope.
On a serious matter of conscience vote, an MP should make their own assessment on matters central to their vote, not abdicate responsibility with a vague appeal to unspecified authority.
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I am surprised that MPs who surely know they can make, abolish or amend any law they choose, would say this about this Bill.
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There is a line in this letter that I have seen repeated by a number of MPs supporting the Assisted Dying Bill and that is that it could not be amended by any future Parliament. This is not true. It is a fact of our constitution that no Parliament can bind a future Parliament…
Joe Powell MP@josephpowell
Tomorrow, MPs will vote on the assisted dying bill. I want to thank all the residents who have shared their views on this sensitive issue, especially those who have opened up about their own experiences of friends and family receiving end-of-life care. After many conversations with residents and careful thought, I have decided to vote in favour of the bill, and I have outlined my reasoning in this letter. I am a passionate believer in public participation in our democracy, and your engagement has played a key role in forming my decision. I believe if passed into law, end-of-life care in Britain will be fairer, safer and more compassionate for all.
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@BBCPhilipSim With your eyes closed is, TBF, the best way of experiencing the UKSC carpet...
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That’s all for day one of the hearing - back with the Scottish government’s submissions from 1030 tomorrow. I have been up since 3am so I may have a brief lie down on that Supreme carpet in the meantime
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Treading the magnificent carpets of the Supreme Court this week for the latest round of litigation between ScotGov and For Women Scotland about the definition of a woman in law - potentially big GB-wide impacts, so here is a rather long explainer piece: bbc.com/news/articles/…
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@Scott_Wortley Actually I was thinking of not setting one up too. Need a USP though; thinking of calling it the notcast.
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@ScotsAdvocate @MoirTheLawyer @IanMoir5 @psweeney1982 AFAIK: No (but requiring 10/15 for guilty) and yes.
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@MoirTheLawyer @IanMoir5 @psweeney1982 Are they still going for 12-person juries and abolishing Not Proven?
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Our @IanMoir5 and @psweeney1982 came out early to say we wouldn’t be part of such a plan. Jury trials are crucial to justice being served. Having a go at not using them and hoping to avoid miscarriages of justice won’t do. If change is needed it must be measured and considered.
Scottish Solicitors Bar Association@scotscrimbar
This is a humiliating u-turn for @ScotGovJustice. We are enormously proud of our efforts in defeating this dangerous proposal. The government resent us, hold us in contempt but never again should they underestimate us.
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@NavyLookout @HMSPortland Sorry to be that guy, but the view is from the foremast.
Due to some naming convention probably lost in the mists of time, the mainmast is the stubby little one at the forward end of the hangar.
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@Scott_Wortley I use the kiwi browser with an extension (on android). Got it to get rid of the "for you" feed (which it does) but also seems to insulate me from worst of other normal post-Musk twitter problems.
beebom.com/how-remove-for…
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Twitter keeps insisting in showing me tweets by Elmo musk. I don't want to read his stuff. Tried muting. Blocking is now a waste of time.
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Is there anything more exciting as a lawyer than when one of your cases appears on @Netflix? @RoddyQC and @ColinHulme, I feel we’ve made it when our case is mentioned in that hit show 24 Hours in Lidl. 🤣
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📢SCHOLARSHIP KLAXON📢
@FacultyScot have opened their Scholarship applications for those commencing devilling in October 2025.
These scholarships are essential for increasing access - I would not be devilling today were it not for the scheme 👇🏻
advocates.org.uk/news-and-respo…
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@ernest_malley Qualifier used as a positive reframing of "subjective" and "unfalsifiable"?
Not necessarily problematic but often seemingly used to insulate particular views from analysis or criticism!
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Enjoying this salty - pun intended - excerpt from decision of Judge Anne Fairpo on why Walker’s attempts to get their crisps a VAT exemption by calling them Poppodoms does not make them so.
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@neilmain Even the Supreme Court's own description of it is: "striking".
I don't disagree.
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@BarristerSecret Bringing a new meaning to the phrase "hard labour"...
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Had to read this three times before I saw the “for” in the final sentence. Presumed it was a response to the glitter man.
Keir Starmer@Keir_Starmer
I grew up working class. I’ve been fighting all my life. As Prime Minister, I'll fight for you.
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@ianssmart @ProfChalmers Maybe zones, like the LEZ, but with single occupancy vehicles banned?
Can't say I'm aware anything like that was ever seriously proposed, though.
I did live near a road in Bristol with a dedicated 2+ lane on it.
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@ProfChalmers I’m not entirely how this compulsory car sharing was ever meant to work. If e.g. I was in Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court tomorrow, would I need to advertise on social media to see if anybody else from Kilsyth wanted to go to Kirkcaldy tomorrow?
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@Scott_Wortley "Sunak, Sunak, bin snatcher" doesn't quite have the same ring to it, unfortunately...
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Falkirk Council currently has six bins for collection (with a seventh little bin in the house). It is really easy to use and works well with roadside collections.
I demand more bins.
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